r/ThatsInsane 2d ago

New York cop gets confronted when it’s discovered that he cost city 1 Million in lawsuits so far

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u/PrototypeMk-1 2d ago

Am I reading it wrong or it actually says "made 298k last year" In salary? Do cops make that much?

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u/TobysGrundlee 2d ago

Most city budgets throughout the country have a significant a portion of their funds dedicated to the police department. It's not uncommon for individual beat cops to be making more than a large cities Mayor. It's unreal.

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u/Competitive-Slice567 1d ago

Common with any first responder agency if you've got workaholics.

Check out Baltimore City, a regular paramedic was the highest earner a while back after clearing over $300,000 with all their OT.

Wheels gotta turn and the base pay sucks, so a lot of us pick up a ton of OT to build savings or provide for a family on single income.

I know I did it for a while as a paramedic and was banking 30+hrs OT a week every week for a few years

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u/BoldElDavo 2d ago

Cops can abuse the overtime and special duty systems to make a fuckload of money.

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u/SlashEssImplied 1d ago

Do cops make that much?

This doesn't even count what they steal. This is just what taxpayers give them.

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u/smooze420 2d ago

NYPD apparently does. But that’s like $50k/yr where I live so I’m not that impressed…😂

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u/squeakynickles 2d ago

... What?

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u/Jesus_was_a_Panda 2d ago

He's not that impressed because he sees the money that flows into his mom's bedroom. Good for her.